something else must be wrong, since the following works for metestform.jsp: <form method="post" action="testform2.jsp"> <input type="hidden" name="serial" value=0> <input type="submit"> </form>testform2.jsp: <% int serial=Integer.parseInt(request.getParameter("serial")); out.println(serial); %>show your code
<form method="post" action="testform2.jsp">
<input type="hidden" name="serial" value=0>
<input type="submit">
</form>testform2.jsp:
<%
int serial=Integer.parseInt(request.getParameter("serial"));
out.println(serial);
%>show your code